There are 8 ways to get from Darwin to Port Stephens by plane, unknown, bus, train, car, or ferry
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Fly to Newcastle Airport, travel
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)DRW - NTL
- Walk from Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av to Port Stephens
10h 48mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Sydney Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Karuah
- Walk from Karuah to Port Stephens
3d 4hTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Sydney Central Station
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Walk from Hamilton Station to Port Stephens
3d 6hDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Darwin to Breakwater Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Breakwater Ferry Terminal to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal1F
- Walk from Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal to Port Stephens
2d 8hFly to Sydney International Airport, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)DRW - SYD
- Take the train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Take the bus from Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av
- Walk from Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av to Port Stephens
11h 43mFly to Port Macquarie, bus, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Port Macquarie (PQQ)DRW - PQQ
- Take the bus from Port Macquarie to Karuah
- Walk from Karuah to Port Stephens
15h 17mFly to Tamworth, train, bus, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Tamworth (TMW)DRW - TMW
- Take the train from Tamworth Station to Broadmeadow Station
- Take the bus from Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av
- Walk from Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av to Port Stephens
16h 9mFly to Coffs Harbour Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS)DRW - CFS
- Take the bus from Coffs Harbour to Karuah
- Walk from Karuah to Port Stephens
16h 40m
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Newcastle Airport (NTL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Darwin and Port Stephens is 3164 km.
The best way to get from Darwin to Port Stephens without a car is to bus and train and travel which takes 3 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Darwin to Port Stephens, including transfers.
Port Stephens is 1h 30m ahead of Darwin. It is currently 9:34 AM in Darwin and 11:04 AM in Port Stephens.
There are 587+ hotels available in Port Stephens.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Port Stephens, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Darwin to Port Stephens. However, you can take the line 10 bus to Casuarina Terminus, take the line 3 bus to Henry Wrigley Dr Airport Precinct, walk to Darwin-Airport-DRW airport, fly to Newcastle Airport (NTL), walk to Newcastle Airport, Williamtown Dr, take the line 130 bus to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av, then travel to Port Stephens. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Darwin to Port Stephens via Alice Springs, Adelaide, Adelaide Parklands, Sydney Central Station, Central Station, and Karuah in around 3d 4h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Townsville, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–850
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Port Macquarie via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tamworth via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tamworth via Gold Coast, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tamworth via Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Tamworth via Cairns, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Coffs Harbour Airport via Alice Springs, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Newcastle Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–600
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–6,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,700–2,900
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,400–2,600
- PLATINUM
- $3,800–6,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,000–3,500
Train from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $2,222
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Saver Gold Single Cabin
- $2,222
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,340
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Tamworth Station to Broadmeadow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $35–55
- First Class
- $45–75
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Darwin to Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–490
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–290
- Advantage
- $250–370
- Flexible
- $320–490
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $210–300
- Advantage
- $250–380
- Flexible
- $330–500
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Karuah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Port Macquarie to Karuah
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Coffs Harbour to Karuah
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 0(2) 4982 2940
- info@pscoaches.com.au
- Website
- pscoaches.com.au
Bus from Maitland Rd Before Beaumont St to Gan Gan Rd Before Campbell Av
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.pscoaches.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 4726 0800
- infoqld@sealink.com.au
- Website
- sealinkqld.com.au
Ferry from Breakwater Ferry Terminal to Nelly Bay Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.sealinkqld.com.au
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